Father Bob and his brother, Jim, continued their trip in July 2018 to the Matterhorn, ending up in Zurich.  See below for these pictures:

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Matterhorn from their hotel in Zermatt, Switzerland

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Zermatt from hotel

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Taking Ski Lift to view Matterhorn and visit Glacier Paradise

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Stop at viewing/hiking site

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Lots of sheep

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Heading up higher

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Approaching Glacier Paradise behind Matterhorn

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Glacier Paradise of Alps near Italian border. People skiing on ice sheet

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Father Bob on viewing platform.

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Transfer station to board small lifts for the rest of the way down

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Zermatt from transfer station

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River Vispa flows through Zermatt

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Lite candles in chapel

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View from hotel room

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Tour stop for lunch outside Zurich

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Heidi’s House

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Old bridge from Switzerland to Liechtenstein

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Palace of Prince; Vaduz, Liechtenstein

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Parliament and Cathedral; Vaduz

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Parliament

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Zurich

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Rhine Falls

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Father Bob at Rhine Falls

Father Bob, along with his brother, Jim, went to Bucharest, Romania and traveled from Romania, past Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, and Hungary. Below are some of the pictures he took:

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Bucharest, Romania—old city church

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Votive candles in courtyard

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The Village Museum—sample of old houses.

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Docked at Viden, Bulgaria; bus to Belogradchik rocks

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Monument to war with Byzantines.Arbansi: visit church with icons

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dock at Russe, Bulgaria; bus to Veliko Tarnova(old capital)

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lunch

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Cruising through Carpathian Mountains

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105 AD marker—road built by Romans now on Serbian side.

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Romanian Monestary–rebuilt 1800’s

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Modern carving—King Decebalus conquered by Traijan.

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Belgrade, Serbia—Church of St. Dimitri

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Castle on Serbian side

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Romanian Monestary

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Prince Michael—pointing south as a reminder to free rest of Serbs

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Kalemegdan Fortress; Turks built to control Sava and Danube Rivers

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Merger of Sava and Danube Rivers (island is in the Danube)

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Croatia; toured Citadel and Rising of the Cross Church

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Patron Saint of Victims of the plague.

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Monument—Thanks for deliverence from the plague.

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Kalocsa, Hungary—noted for paprika and horses. St. Joseph Church.

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Bakodpuszta Equestrian Center; showed skills of horses and riders.

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Budapest, Hungary; St. Matthias Church.

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Liberty Monument

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Hotel built on ruins of old church; Parliament across Danube with cruise ships.

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Fisherman’s Bastian behind St. Matthias Church.

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St. Stephen

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Father Bob